Popup windows invisible after sleep or monitor disconnect

[Robert]

Hello,

I've had a problem which I think might be worse with the Windows 5.0.1 64-bit version. I work with an external monitor most of the time, but I also take my laptop with me from time to time. I've found that when I leave Kicad open and shut my computer, when I come back to it, the pop up windows (usually Edit symbol or footprint) are invisible. They are still functional, but I can't see what they are showing. For example, if I am labeling a connection in the schematic editor, the pop up doesn't appear, but if I type and hit enter, the label I typed out appears so I can place it. That doesn't work as well when editing the properties of a symbol or footprint though as blind clicking doesn't work. I've never seen the pop up window by hiding the others, so I really think it's invisible, not just under some other window.

I've usually associated this with disconnecting the external monitor, but I think it happened today when all I did was put the computer to sleep overnight. It's possible that my laptop monitor was opened when I put it to sleep and then closed when I woke it up, effectively disconnecting a screen. This has happened in 4.07, all the 5.0 rc versions, and 5.0.1, so it's not new, but it might be happening more frequently.

This happens on Windows 10 64 bit.

[Robert (robee)]

Forgot to add, to fix this problem, I have to close down Kicad completely, then restart it. Also, all popups are invisible in both layout and schematic capture.

[Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw)]

Have you tried the latest stable release? I cannot duplicate this with (5.0.1-47-gf66ccfb64) which will be tagged as 5.0.2.

[Robert (robee)]

I haven't tried on any new versions, though I'd be happy to. I found a file with those tags, but it's under the patch directory and is only a patch. I don't know which version to install before installing this patch, so could use some guidance.

Thanks

[Wayne Stambaugh (stambaughw)]

The latest stable build (which should become 5.0.2 in about two weeks) can be found at http://downloads.kicad-pcb.org/windows/testing/5.0/.

[Robert (robee)]

I installed that version and it reports to be version 5.0.1-44-g50eedcf0b. I then installed the patch kicad-patched-223-5.0.1-47-gf66ccfb64-x86_64.exe, but Kicad still reports version 5.0.1-44-g50eedcf0b. My popup windows are still hidden, so these versions haven't solved the problem yet. I hope I'm just not using the right version.

[Robert (robee)]

I can now confirm that this problem still exists in kicad 5.0.2.

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[Nick Østergaard (nickoe)]

Isn't this just a matter of your screen did't fallback to a single monitor?

[Robert (robee)]

No, I don't believe that is the issue. This happens always, even when I go from a single laptop screen to a single external screen. All other programs work, including Kicad, it's just the Kicad popups that don't show up. I don't have to restart any other programs but Kicad.

[Seth Hillbrand (sethh)]

We do remember the last location of various windows and many don't check that their last location is still on the screen when they pop up again. It should be a simple check to add this when creating a new window.

[KiCad Janitor (kicad-janitor)]

KiCad bug tracker has moved to Gitlab. This report is now available here: https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/1864